The Korea Fair Trade Commission fined Google $176.6 million over restrictive contracts the internet giant has with mobile phone makers licensing its Android operating system, according to a report from Reuters . The regulator said Google hampered competition by preventing mobile phone makers from offering their own customized versions of Android when they take licenses to use the Google Play...
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